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		mercutio2 on Sept 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple ditches the Lightning connector in favor of ... USB-C has only existed for 9 years. Apple has not been ignoring EU regulators for 11 years.

Nullabillity on Sept 12, 2023 [–]

They were ignoring Micro-USB long before that.

buildbot on Sept 12, 2023 | [–]

Micro-usb really sucked though. I had several android phones that had broken micro-usb ports.

Lightning is actually a really nice connector design, despite the hate.

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